Doorstop



May 11 1926.

C. V. NEUVILLER DOORSTOP Filed Dec. 16 1 924 WITNESSES lNVENTOR cimrlasrjl an'l I BY M 7 ccu'ngq ffl ATTORNEYS Patented May 11, 1925.

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CHARLES VICTOR NEUVILLEB, F PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

DOORSTOP.

Application filed December f This invention pertains to a door stop for swinging doors which is particularly designed for use in connection with garage doors. I

The invention comprehends a door stop carried by a door which gravitates to position when released, to serve as a means for binding and holding the door against move ment in one direction while permitting free movement of the same in the opposite direction and provides among other objects an improved stop device which is capable of manipulation to active or inactive positions,

either by hand or foot.

The invention furthermore comprehends a stop device which is extremely simple in its construction and mode of operation, readily applicable to a door, inexpensive to manufacture and which is highly efficient in the purpose for which it is devised.

With the above recited and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction set forth in the following specification, particularly pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the right is reserved to embodiments other than those actually illustrated herein, to the full extent indicated by the general meaning of the terms in which the claim is expressed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device removed from the door and illustrating the stop arm in its inactive position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the device in applied and inactive position.

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the stop arm in active position.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference the device comprises a substan tially U-shaped attaching member the bight portion 11 of which is provided with spaced apertures for receiving therethrough attaching devices 12 such as screws which are anchored in the door 18. A stop arm 14 approximately of a width to be snugly received between the side walls 15 of the at 'taching member and of slightly lesser length than said attaching member is pivoted at its lower end between the lower end of the side walls 15 on a transverse fulcrum or rivet 16. At its upper end the member 10 is provided with a suitable means for engaging and holding the free end of the stop arm 14 in a vertical position nested within the confines of said member, which means comprises a 16, 1924. Serial No. 756,275.

gravity latch 17 formed from a sheet of material which is bent in substantially U-shape and isprovided with rearwardly projecting laterally spaced cars 18 fulcrumed by means of a transverse pivot 19 to the side walls 15 of the member 10. The inner edge 20 of the latch member 17 coacts with the curved portions 21 of the side walls 15 which are struck on the same axial center as the pivot 19'so that the latch is capable of limited swinging I fmovement downwardly to dispose its undersurface 22 normally at an inclination to the horizontal "At the upper end ofthe curved portions 21 the edges of the walls 15 are provided with a vertical portion 23 which limits the upward swinging movement of the latch member beyond an angular outwardly disposed position to insure the gravitation of the same to its lowermost inclined position. The outer free end of the stop arm 14 is beveled as at 24 so that the beveled end cooperating with the inclined under-surface 22 of the latch member 17 facilitates the lifting of the latch when the stop arm is swung to its inactive position. As the outer surface of the stop arm 14 moves beyond the rearedge 20 of the latch, it is obvious that the latch will gravitate to a position to obstruct and prevent the release of the free end of said stop arm.

In order to insure a positive initial outward swinging movement of the free end of the stop arm when the latch is lifted to release the same, a leaf spring 25 is attached at one end as at 26 to the inner side of the hight 11 of the member 10' and the free terminal of said leaf spring engages and functions to project the free end of the stop arm outwardly.

In use and operation of the device the same is attached in the case of garage doors which swing outwardly, to the inner side of the door adjacent its lower end so that when the latch is manipulated to release the stop arm and said stop arm is initially projected by the spring and gravitates to its lower active position, the outer corner of the stop arm engages the floor 27 and binds against the same to prevent swinging movement of the door to its closed position. It is obvious from the structure that the operator may release the latch either with the hand or foot and swing the door open. Any force exerted to swing the door to a closed position will jam or bind the stop arm 14 against the floor and positively preclude its swinging movement to closed position. Vhen it is desired to close the door, the operator may raise the stop arm 14 either with the hand or foot and it will be seen that the bevel portion of the free end of the arm cooperating with the inclined under-surface of the latch member permits the latching of the same in its inactive position.

From the foregoing it will thus be seen that an extremely simple yet highly efficient door stop has been provided and while the same has been especially set forth as applicable to garage doors it is otcourse understood that no restriction as to its use is intended.

I claim:

A door stop for horizontally swinging doors including a channel shaped attaching member adapted to be secured adjacent the lower end of the door in vertical position, a floor engaging member pivoted at one end in the lower end of the attaching member, a latch pivoted to the upper end of the attaching member and including arms straddling the attaching member, and an intermediate keeper portion secure to the under sides of said arms, the inner edge of said portion resting gravitationally against the attaching member, the free end of the floor engaging member being provided with a camming face, the intermediate keeper portion being inclined upwardly and outwardlv from the channel member for eoaction wit the camming face at the free end of the floor engaging member, whereby keeper is ele vated as the floor engaging member is swung to vertical inactive position within the channel shaped attaching member, the upper portion of said attaching member limiting the upward swinging movement of the latch, whereby the latch will fall gravitationally after the floor engaging member has passed into the channel shaped attaching member.

Fri CHARLES VICTOR NEUVILLEB. 

